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the engine housing, turning aluminum and steel into a terrifying crucible of heat and smoke. What happened in the next ninety seconds would determine whether this became a tragedy etched into aviation history or a testament to human resilience under impossible pressure. The flight crew, trained for exactly this nightmare scenario, moved with mechanical precision despite the chaos—unlatching harnesses, shouting commands over the screaming engines, directing passengers toward exits that might already be compromised by the inferno clawing its way through the rear galley. Oxygen masks dangled like white jellyfish in the haze, and the emergency lighting cast everything in an eerie, blood-red glow that made the ordinary faces of fellow travelers look like strangers from some underworld.
